10.26180/5e7ac487e7722
Tamika Nguyen
Tamika
Nguyen
Christine Grové
Christine
Grové
Louisa Trainer
Louisa
Trainer
Class Expectations and Goals
Monash University
2020
Exhibition
Youth Booth
Youth Experience
Youth Participatory Research
Faculty of Education
Participatory Visual Research Methods
Qualitative Research
Sociology of Education
2020-03-25 02:40:06
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<div><p><b>“Expectations I have for my peers and teachers … the goals I
will try and aim for this year.”</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>“Thinking carefully not to expect too much or too less from
myself and others.”</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>“We place down rules and have borders to protect ourselves
as well as others to try and unlock our potential.”</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>“This exists so that we can be in a safe learning
environment.”</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>
<p><b>Photographer: Tamika Nguyen</b></p></div><div><br></div><div><p>This
photograph featured in the <b>Youth Booth</b>
exhibition showcasing the work of 10 Victorian young people produced over the
2019-2020 Australian summer. Their work captures their collective experience:
being digitally savvy, the stress of study, influence of social media, climate
change and the impact of poor mental health. These perspectives, along with our
video series produced alongside this, allow us to see the complex situations
that impact the youth experience of education.</p>
<p>For
schools, teachers, parents and policy-makers it highlights the importance of
listening and collaboration with young people, particularly when developing
policies and implementing practice to build more inclusive communities. For
researchers, we hope this exhibition highlights one way to use participatory
visual research methods to support and strengthen the voice of youth.</p>
<p>The
exhibition adopts a rights-based perspective which emphasises the importance
not only of listening to youth, but actively and authentically collaborating on
matters that directly affect them.</p>
<p>The
study was conducted by researchers Dr Christine Grove and Louisa Trainer in
2019-2020 at Monash University and is funded by the Monash Education Small
Grant Award.</p></div>